Earthquake details

Tuesday, May 3, 1983 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Philippines on Tuesday, May 3, 1983 at 21:02 UTC with a magnitude of 5.0. The closest known location in the current dataset is Alabel (Philippines - PH), about 274.6 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 126.372 and latitude 3.883.

Magnitude 5.0
Alert Strong
Depth 70.4 km
Coordinates 3.883, 126.372
UTC time 1983-05-03 21:02:15.860
Location Davao City
Country Philippines (PH)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 1983-05-03

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